Anchor Point
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Phone : (709) 456-2011
Your Host(s) : Municipality

Anchor Point, NL (Nearby: Flower's Cove, Bird Cove, L'Anse au Loup, Forteau, L'Anse-au-Clair)

P.O. Box 117, General Delivery
Anchor Point, A0K 1A0


Newfoundland Tourism Region : Western


Anchor Point: Located on the Great Northern Peninsula, near Deadmans Cove, according to the Northern Peninsula website (hence forth referred to as the NP Website), it was the earliest English settlement in the area. Settled in the 1700s by the Genge Family from Somerset, England, it was a base for both the fishing and fur hunting industry. Anchor Point, which has the oldest consecrated cemetery, probably was given its name as it offered great "anchorage" to fishermen. Currently there are 314 residents.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin 0f 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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